Below are some of the services available to victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse in London. You may contact the service directly or you can request contact from the Gateway to discuss your individual support needs and available services. Please note that not all services will be available at all times and waiting times will vary.
This map is continually updated. If you would like to submit a request for a service to be added to this map please email gateway@wgn.org.uk.
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Child sexual exploitation, Practical support/casework
Service Criteria: Young women and girls up to 25 years old.
Website: http://abianda.com/
Contact:
T: 020 7686 0520
E: hello@abianda.com
Services Offered: FGM support, Forced marriage and ‘honour’ based violence support, Practical support/casework, Refuge, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: BME women and girls aged 14+
Website: http://www.ashiana.org.uk/
Contact:
020 8539 0427
info@ashiana.org.uk
PO BOX 816, London E11 1QY
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Helpline, Refuge, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls aged 16+ who identify as Jewish.
Website: http://www.jwa.org.uk/
Contact:
Support line: 0808 801 0656
Head Office: 020 8445 8060
dina@jwa.org.uk
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls aged 14+ who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Services Offered: Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: open to all across Kent and West Mercia
Website: https://www.familymattersuk.org
Contact:
Helpline: 01474 536661
admin@familymattersuk.org
Services Offered: FGM support, Groups, Practical support/casework, Sexual health services, Specialist mental health support
Service Criteria: Women and men over 25 years old, and support for youth 16-25 year old.
*(Younger than 16 referred on to specialist organisation)
Website: https://forwarduk.org.uk/ https://www.forwardyouth.org.uk/
Contact:
T: 020 8960 4000
E: support@forwarduk.org.uk
Services Offered: Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework
Service Criteria: Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people who have experienced sexual assault, abuse or violence at any time in their lives.
Website: http://www.galop.org.uk/sexualviolence/
Contact:
Office telephone: 0207 7046767
Email: referrals@galop.org.uk.
Services Offered: Helpline, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Turkish, Kurdish, Turkish Cypriot & other Turkish speaking communities.
Website: http://imece.org.uk/
Contact:
Advice Line: 020 7354 1359
Office: 020 3227 3582
VAWGreferral@imece.org.uk
Services Offered: Groups, Online support, Specialist counselling, Training
Service Criteria: We offer services for all genders but also women only spaces in our women’s groups. All services are for over 18 only.
Website: http://www.intothelight.org.uk
Contact:
info@intothelight.org.uk
Services Offered: FGM support, Forced marriage and ‘honour’ based violence support, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: For Middle-Eastern, North African & Afghanistan Women
Website: http://ikwro.org.uk/
Contact:
PO Box 65840 London EC2P 2FS
Services Offered: Advocacy, Child and young people’s services, Groups, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Men, women and children who are Jewish - any denomination of Judaism.
Website: https://migdalemunah.org.uk/
Contact:
07493790305
info@migdalemunah.org.uk
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls 13+ who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Website: https://www.solacewomensaid.org/solace-rape-crisis
Contact:
Helpline and appointments: 0808 801 0305
Services Offered: Groups
Service Criteria: For survivors of child sexual abuse all ages and genders
Website: http://www.oneinfour.org.uk/
Contact:
admin@oneinfour.org.uk
020 8697 2112
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Children and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced, or are at risk of, abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others.
Website: http://www.respond.org.uk/
Contact:
T: 0207 383 0700
E: admin@respond.org.uk
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Domestic-sexual violence support, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework, Refuge, Specialist counselling, Specialist mental health support
Service Criteria: Children and young people aged 2 - 18 years, and women aged 18+
Website: https://www.solacewomensaid.org/
Contact:
Advice helpline - 0808 802 5565
Rape Crisis helpline - 0808 801 0305
advice@solacewomensaid.org
Services Offered: Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women aged 13 and above who live or work in any South London Borough
Website: http://www.rasasc.org.uk
Contact:
Helpline: 08088029999 open daily 12:00 – 14:30 & 19:00 – 21:30
Counselling and Advocacy: 0208 683 3311 between 10am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Any male aged 18 or above who has experienced sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives. Established as a service for male survivors, however welcome anyone who identifies as male, trans, non-binary, has identified as male in the past, or anyone who feels they are the right fit for them.
Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/individual-counselling/
Contact:
Online referral form: https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/self-referral-form/
Telephone: 02035983898
Services Offered: Forensic medical examination (recent assaults), Helpline, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Anyone assaulted in the last 12 months regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
Website: https://www.thehavens.org.uk/
Contact:
Urgent help, appointments or advice via 020 3299 6900 (24/7). Please note that this number is answered by the London Survivors Gateway 10am-4pm Monday to Friday.
Services Offered: Advocacy, Child and young people’s services, Child sexual exploitation, Sexual health services, Specialist mental health support
Service Criteria: Male and Female – Children and Young People up to 18 years old
Also available for adults 18-25 years old with learning disabilities
Services Offered: FGM support, Sexual health services, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: All women 18 years and above who have experienced FGM.
Website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/our-services/common-services/fgm-clinics
Contact:
Juliet Albert, specialist FGM midwife: 077 3097 0738
Zuriash Amare, specialist FGM midwife: 020 3312 1060
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls aged 13+ who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Website: http://www.wgn.org.uk
Contact:
Referral through London Survivors Gateway: 0808 801 0860
Office: 020 8567 7347
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Child sexual exploitation, Practical support/casework
Service Criteria: Young women and girls up to 25 years old.
Website: http://abianda.com/
Contact:
T: 020 7686 0520
E: hello@abianda.com
Services Offered: FGM support, Forced marriage and ‘honour’ based violence support, Practical support/casework, Refuge, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: BME women and girls aged 14+
Website: http://www.ashiana.org.uk/
Contact:
020 8539 0427
info@ashiana.org.uk
PO BOX 816, London E11 1QY
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Helpline, Refuge, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls aged 16+ who identify as Jewish.
Website: http://www.jwa.org.uk/
Contact:
Support line: 0808 801 0656
Head Office: 020 8445 8060
dina@jwa.org.uk
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls aged 14+ who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Website: http://www.niaendingviolence.org.uk/rape/
Services Offered: Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: open to all across Kent and West Mercia
Website: https://www.familymattersuk.org
Contact:
Helpline: 01474 536661
admin@familymattersuk.org
Services Offered: FGM support, Groups, Practical support/casework, Sexual health services, Specialist mental health support
Service Criteria: Women and men over 25 years old, and support for youth 16-25 year old.
*(Younger than 16 referred on to specialist organisation)
Website: https://forwarduk.org.uk/ https://www.forwardyouth.org.uk/
Contact:
T: 020 8960 4000
E: support@forwarduk.org.uk
Services Offered: Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework
Service Criteria: Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people who have experienced sexual assault, abuse or violence at any time in their lives.
Website: http://www.galop.org.uk/sexualviolence/
Contact:
Office telephone: 0207 7046767
Email: referrals@galop.org.uk.
Services Offered: Helpline, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Turkish, Kurdish, Turkish Cypriot & other Turkish speaking communities.
Website: http://imece.org.uk/
Contact:
Advice Line: 020 7354 1359
Office: 020 3227 3582
VAWGreferral@imece.org.uk
Services Offered: Groups, Online support, Specialist counselling, Training
Service Criteria: We offer services for all genders but also women only spaces in our women’s groups. All services are for over 18 only.
Website: http://www.intothelight.org.uk
Contact:
info@intothelight.org.uk
Services Offered: FGM support, Forced marriage and ‘honour’ based violence support, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: For Middle-Eastern, North African & Afghanistan Women
Website: http://ikwro.org.uk/
Contact:
PO Box 65840 London EC2P 2FS
Services Offered: Advocacy, Child and young people’s services, Groups, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Men, women and children who are Jewish - any denomination of Judaism.
Website: https://migdalemunah.org.uk/
Contact:
07493790305
info@migdalemunah.org.uk
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls 13+ who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Website: https://www.solacewomensaid.org/solace-rape-crisis
Contact:
Helpline and appointments: 0808 801 0305
Services Offered: Groups
Service Criteria: For survivors of child sexual abuse all ages and genders
Website: http://www.oneinfour.org.uk/
Contact:
admin@oneinfour.org.uk
020 8697 2112
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Children and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced, or are at risk of, abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others.
Website: http://www.respond.org.uk/
Contact:
T: 0207 383 0700
E: admin@respond.org.uk
Services Offered: Child and young people’s services, Domestic-sexual violence support, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework, Refuge, Specialist counselling, Specialist mental health support
Service Criteria: Children and young people aged 2 - 18 years, and women aged 18+
Website: https://www.solacewomensaid.org/
Contact:
Advice helpline - 0808 802 5565
Rape Crisis helpline - 0808 801 0305
advice@solacewomensaid.org
Services Offered: Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women aged 13 and above who live or work in any South London Borough
Website: http://www.rasasc.org.uk
Contact:
Helpline: 08088029999 open daily 12:00 – 14:30 & 19:00 – 21:30
Counselling and Advocacy: 0208 683 3311 between 10am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Any male aged 18 or above who has experienced sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives. Established as a service for male survivors, however welcome anyone who identifies as male, trans, non-binary, has identified as male in the past, or anyone who feels they are the right fit for them.
Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/individual-counselling/
Contact:
Online referral form: https://www.survivorsuk.org/ways-we-can-help/self-referral-form/
Telephone: 02035983898
Services Offered: Forensic medical examination (recent assaults), Helpline, Practical support/casework, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Anyone assaulted in the last 12 months regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
Website: https://www.thehavens.org.uk/
Contact:
Urgent help, appointments or advice via 020 3299 6900 (24/7). Please note that this number is answered by the London Survivors Gateway 10am-4pm Monday to Friday.
Services Offered: Advocacy, Child and young people’s services, Child sexual exploitation, Sexual health services, Specialist mental health support
Service Criteria: Male and Female – Children and Young People up to 18 years old
Also available for adults 18-25 years old with learning disabilities
Website: https://www.thelighthouse-london.org.uk
Services Offered: FGM support, Sexual health services, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: All women 18 years and above who have experienced FGM.
Website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/our-services/common-services/fgm-clinics
Contact:
Juliet Albert, specialist FGM midwife: 077 3097 0738
Zuriash Amare, specialist FGM midwife: 020 3312 1060
Services Offered: Groups, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) service, Specialist counselling
Service Criteria: Women and girls aged 13+ who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Website: http://www.wgn.org.uk
Contact:
Referral through London Survivors Gateway: 0808 801 0860
Office: 020 8567 7347
